Ashton says Jose Baez is 'Johnny Cockroach'

Retired state prosecutor Jeff Ashton got plenty of jabs, zings and one-liners in during his promotional appearance for his book, “Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony” while at the Selby Library on Wednesday night.
Here are some of the highlights of the St. Petersburg native's lighter and critical sides. Remember to check out our videos of Ashton's comments, too.
On defense attorney Jose Baez:

“He can pretend to be Johnny Cochran if he wants. We call him Johnny Cockroach.”

If Ashton thinks Baez did a good job:

“I do, too. Except for the lying and ethics stuff.”

On the jury:

“The jury is the only ones who didn’t think that Casey did it.”
“CSI has made us all believe that every crime will be solved by one definitive piece of evidence. It’s made jurors take less responsibility for making

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